Chapter 32

Di Wie Noh Have No Nem

无名 朴 知止 江海

Original

道常无名，朴虽小，天下莫能臣也。侯王若能守之，万物将自宾。
天地相合，以降甘露，民莫之令而自均。
始制有名，名亦既有，夫亦将知止。知止可以不殆。
譬道之在天下，犹川谷之于江海。

Translieshan

Di Wie always been widout nof, simple like wood fram di tree. Even tho it quiet and small, no one inna di wol can mek am submit. If king and riva cyan hold onnta am, den all tings weh live go come and serve dem pan dem own. Heaven and ert come tagether and sweet reen fall—di people cyan mek it happen, yet it come equal pon all. When civilization begin, name come inna di picture. But once name exist, mek sure sey unu know whe fi stop. Know whe fi stop, and nuffi danger cyan come pon unu. Tink bout Di Wie inna di wol—like how every stream and valley find di way to di big sea, so too everyting eventually follow Di Wie.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Chapter 32 say Di Wie too simple fi name. It small and quiet, yet no one cyan mek am bow down. If riva and king big up Di Wie, all tings go fall inna place natural like rain. Name and boundary mus know whe fi stop, so danger cyan come.

How it relate to me?

Mi relize sey sometimes mi waan fi control everytng. But dis chapter remind mi sey di simple Wie weh nuh need nof cyan mek more sense dan all mi plan. Mi jus haf fi trust di flow and no trubble mi self wid too much.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Today mi mek wi step back fram di tings weh mi cyan contpol. Mi mek wi let go of di need fi always mek tings go my way. Instead, mi mek wi observe and allow tings fi unfold natural like.

Chapter Dem Wah Relate

1 Di Dou Weh Wah Kyan Wata Out Noh Di One Weh Las 28 Know Wa Strong but Hold Onta Wa Soft 37 Da Way Always Not Do Nuhding 66 How di River and di Sea Rule

Mi Reflection

Wah dis chapter mek yuh feel? Wah you ago do wid it?

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